Save Big with Do It Yourself Steel Buildings

Whether you’re building a garage or storage building, home office or workshop, steel buildings are often the best choice for your needs. One of the biggest reasons that so many people choose steel buildings for small residential construction projects is affordability. Steel is one of the most affordable building materials you can use, so even those who opt to have garages, barns and workshops erected by experienced contractors will nearly always save money on their new building. If you have experience with DIY building projects and know your way around basic power tools, though, you can really save a bundle when you buy a pre-engineered metal building and erect it yourself.

What Makes Steel Buildings So Affordable?

Metal buildings combine durability with affordability. In addition to being built from very affordable materials, steel buildings are lightweight, strong and resistant to fire, termites, splitting and rotting. They can withstand extreme weather conditions without sustaining major damage. As a result, you’ll spend less on maintenance for your new steel building than you would if you chose a wooden structure instead.

You’ll save money on construction costs in a number of ways. Steel buildings don’t require deeply dug foundations for stability, so unless your local building codes require differently, you’ll nearly always get by with a far cheaper cement slab foundation. This is the one place where nearly every expert recommends bringing in a professional. The cement slab will be the base of your building, so it’s vital to get it perfectly squared and level, and to install the anchor bolts in the right place. Hiring a professional contractor to pour the foundation will probably be your biggest expense – and, in most cases, will only take a day or two to complete.

Hate to paint? You’ll love steel buildings. Most of them come with a colored powder coating that will wear like iron, won’t fade, prevents rust and corrosion and lasts for 20 years or more. You can say goodbye to the scraping and painting – and expense – required to keep your building looking great.

Finally, you’ll save on insurance costs. Remember all those things that make steel buildings so safe and low-maintenance? Your insurance company loves them, too. Insurance companies base premium costs on risk. When you choose a metal building, you’re practically eliminating the risks posed by fire, storms, floods and pests, which means there’s far less chance that your insurance company will have to pay out a claim for any of those damages. The low risk means a lower premium, which you’ll enjoy year after year after year.

Still not completely sold on steel buildings for your construction project? Take a little time to go online and check out the pictures of modern steel buildings, which have come a long, long way since the days of Quonset buildings. Once you see how great they look, your objections will fade away.